Figure of Louis XIII in Modern French Literature: From The Three Musketeers To The Fortune De France

Author:

Paulson, Michael G. and Tamara Alvarez-Detrell

Year:

2008

Pages:

192

ISBN:

0-7734-5035-1978-0-7734-5035-6

Price:

$159.95

Examines the often negative portrayals of Louis XIII, positing that they originate from particular writers’ displeasure toward the monarchs of their own day. This book contains nine color photographs.

Reviews

“[The authors] have done a remarkable job in juxtaposing and documenting these opposing literary views of Louis XIII in such a way that both the literary scholar and the casual reader . . . can participate fully in this voyage of discovery.” – Prof. Celita Lamar, University of Miami

“The present study is a welcome addition to both the realm of literature as well as to history and should be included in the collections of every university library.” - Prof. Lisa Blair, Shaw University

“. . . a thorough and though provoking study of a controversial historical figure.”
- Prof. Debra L. Anderson, East Carolina University